Confession: Sometimes there are just some people that make you feel lousy, rub you the wrong way, irritate you, etc. Rarely are you able to tell them this. I'm here to help.
I was up late last night and one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies came on. The Heath Ledger/Julia Stiles film '10 Things I Hate About You' (Shut up. That's quality film making right there). It inspired me to create a list by the same name.
I give you, 10 Things We Hate About You. Yes YOU! And by you, I mean the whole stinkin' lot of you. You know who you are.
1. We hate it when you offer unsolicited advice on our parenting skills. If we need help, believe me, we'll ask.
2. We hate it when you look at us like we just rolled out of bed. This IS dressed. We have kids!
3. We hate it when you drone on and on about the awesomeness of your child and all of their accomplishments. It's great that little Johnny can read at 18 months old. I'm happy to hear about it- once.
4. We hate when we say that we are bloggers, you give us the- it must be nice to do nothing all day look and eyeroll combo.
5. We hate when you give us dirty looks for breastfeeding in public. We never asked any of you to eat your dinner in a bathroom stall.
6. We hate when you tell us, without saying a word, that we are bad parents because we work.
7. We hate when you tell us, without saying a word, that we are bad parents because we don't work.
8. We are happy that your kid takes piano lessons, goes to scouts, and volunteers to work with sick, underprivileged puppies after school, But we hate hearing that our children have to do the same. It doesn't make you better, just busier.
9. We hate hearing that you got your 8 year old a cell phone, a new laptop, and a flat screen t.v. for their room for their birthday. We're not impressed. Frankly, we think you're nuts. And good luck to the poor suckers who actually have to please your kids in the future.
10. We hate the fact that to be in your presence, we have to put on some kind of mommy facade. We're sick of it. We want the mommy wars, the I'm better than you, the my-way-is-the-right-way bullshit, to stop.
So now you're wondering if I'm talking about you, aren't you? Keep wondering. Or, if you do these things, take this as some free advice. Stop it. It's really fucking annoying.
11 comments:
Hi Michelle - I love this one and have to admit, I am guilty of a few of them. I want to post to facebook but don't see a button to share it. Are you anti-facebook?
Nice! #9 is dead-on!
No we are on Networked Blogs on Facebook. There should be a button at the top of the blog that says "share" and gives you the option to share via Twitter, Facebook, etc. OR if you get to one of my posts from my Facebook page, you can of course share it that way.
And it's okay that you are guilty of a few. We forgive you. Now, stop it! ;-)
Amen!!
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YES! Thank you for saying it all. Especially the breast feeding in public one. I always felt like I was going to need to explain myself when I fed my baby. I fed my daughter once in a bathroom stall, and vowed never to do it again. She deserves better.
Bravo just isn't strong enough for this one. Right on girl!
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Hi, Michelle- found you while wandering on Twitter! Love this post. (10 things I hate about you)
As a mother of a 34 year old mother of 2 preschool little girls, I can appreciate your list.
I know that my daughter feels much the same with all the pressures of today.
It was, in so many ways, far easier for my friends and I to be mothers of young children in the late 70's and early 80's.
I hope to be back to your blog- I enjoyed what I have read so far!
Enjoy your little ones and, by all means, breast feed your babies where ever you damn well please!
I've been feeling a lot of #10 lately! Stopping by to say hello, thanks for stopping by my blog!
Heather
www.thingsthatkeepmesane.com
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